Improper Restriction of Rendered UI Layers or Frames Affecting chromium-browser package, versions <0:56.0.2924.76-1.el6


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.65% (80th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-CHROMIUMBROWSER-1509919
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed25 Jan 2017

Introduced: 25 Jan 2017

CVE-2017-5016  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-1021  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:6 chromium-browser to version 0:56.0.2924.76-1.el6 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2017:0206.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream chromium-browser package and not the chromium-browser package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

Blink in Google Chrome prior to 56.0.2924.76 for Linux, Windows and Mac, and 56.0.2924.87 for Android, failed to prevent certain UI elements from being displayed by non-visible pages, which allowed a remote attacker to show certain UI elements on a page they don't control via a crafted HTML page.